BREAKING NEWS: High Court finds in favour of Jeremy Hunt and against junior doctors by ruling contracts were NOT wrongly imposed

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has won a High Court a fight with junior doctors over a staffing contract.
Junior doctors have complained Mr Hunt wrongly imposed the contract on NHS employers.
Justice for Health, a group founded by five doctors, said Mr Hunt acted beyond the scope of his powers by compelling NHS employers to adopt the new deal.
Mr Hunt said the complaint was without substance.
Mr Justice Green, who analysed evidence at a High Court hearing in London last week, ruled in favour of Mr Hunt today.
Justice for Health - founded by Dr Nadia Masood, Dr Ben White, Dr Fran Silman, Dr... read more

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